Mets' bullpen just needs to be good
...won't guarantee much of anything. (If you don't believe me, ask Scott Schoeneweis and Guillermo Mota.) But signing all three -- Rodriguez, Fuentes and Cruz -- would go a long way to tilting the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2008
Cubs plan on adding pitcher
Carlos Zambrano threw 60 pitches in the bullpen Sunday afternoon and said "I feel so good I could pitch tonight." Actually, he will be back Friday. "I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 30, 2008
Firings aren't always the answer
It was the estimable Chicago columnist Bob Verdi who once wrote, "When a team is at the bottom, the problem is usually at the top." At the time, Verdi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2008
Bradley keeping quiet excelling
When Milton Bradley joined the Rangers this spring, he explained to Rich Rice, the director of media relations, that he intended to keep a low profile...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2008
Cuban crisis: Will they let him in?
Mark Cuban says he will pull out all stops to buy the Cubs. Mentioned here last month, it seems more than a coincidence that in recent months the oft-...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 07, 2008
D-backs' hitters evolving
The Diamondbacks' hitters talk about grinding out their at-bats, about controlling their at-bats, about having a plan and executing, about making the ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 13, 2008
Looking back at Dodgers deals
...SportsHubLA looked back at the Lo Duca/Penny deal; specifically, the Dodgers trading Paul Lo Duca, Guillermo Mota and Juan Encarnacion to the Marlins for Brad Penny, Hee Seop Choi, and a minor-league...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2008
Red Sox protest hurtful to fans
As the Red Sox threatened a boycott of Wednesday's game, they worked for team unity, Jackie MacMullan writes. The sentiment behind what was essentia...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2008
Mets should consider Bonds
In the midst of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, it was United Nations ambassador Adlai Stevenson who raised the one option, among the many being consid...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 07, 2008
Brewers on the upswing
...have compiled a group of veterans who have had intermittent success on one-year commitments -- Derrick Turnbow, Guillermo Mota, Salomon Torres. In the volatile world of relievers, the Brewers have some depth if one or...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 09, 2008
Teams should just say no
...performance-enhancing drugs. And you know what? All the evidence to date is that it pays. Guillermo Mota tested positive for steroids and earned a suspension last season, and the Mets gave him a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 21, 2007
Dodgers get Jones near his peak
In a vacuum, this is an outstanding signing for the Dodgers. Had Andruw Jones had a season closer to his 2006 or 2005 performances, he would have been...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2007
Kobayashi deepens Tribe bullpen
...s just a middle guy. ***** It's hard to identify a winner in the Johnny Estrada-Guillermo Mota swap, since neither player is any good, but I'd give an edge to the Mets...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2007
Beckett by the numbers
As Garret Anderson's fly ball descended into the mitt of Coco Crisp to end Game 1 of the Division Series between Boston and the Angels, Josh Beckett t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2007
Amazin' mess to clean up
...it so that none of the following individuals is ever seen in a Mets uniform again: Guillermo Mota, Scott Schoenweis, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele. If the revereberations from the blast destroy Aaron Heilman...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2007
EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS
TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "guillermo mota" make the list?
